Manufacture

Andrew Lees lightheartedly states that he has built his career on two tenets: multivalency and being lazy. And it’s worked out well; while moonlighting as a magician, he has developed the conjugation chemistry behind some of the world's most-used vaccines. Here, he explains how he learned to combine science and magic.

Traditional pharma manufacturers are already dipping their toes in the waters of continuous processing, but what about when it comes to biopharmaceuticals?

Our experience with implementing serialization, has shown us that anti-counterfeiting is just one of its potential uses.

Antibody drug conjugates offer a great deal of potential for drug targeting, but what’s the best way of linking drugs and antibodies?

Where did Quality by Design come from? Where will it lead to in pharma? And is there a day when the concept will no longer exist?

The term ‘packaging’ may not immediately evoke excitement – but without innovation in the field, some therapies wouldn’t even reach market. In other words, don’t judge a box by its cover because there’s more to packaging than meets the eye… and even more lies on the horizon.

Can the stress of space force fungi to produce novel therapeutics?

VR is creating a buzz, but is it a game changer or gimmick?

Hot Melt Extrusion helps to enable pharmaceutical companies to literally solve their solubilization issue.

Dr. Bernhard Hladik from SCHOTT breaks down the delamination phenomenon and describes how pharma manufacturers can effectively fight back.